Mrs Glen Jaspers Honored at Union Shower
Approximately seventy guests attended the post nuptial miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Glen Jaspers former Mary Sawtcell held in the social room of the Community church in Union Thursday evening. The program featured vocal solo by Phyllis Bryant with Shirley Beecher, mandolin by Lynn Beecher with his mother Mrs. Ralph Beecher, and songs by Marilyn Dickenson and Joan Thomas. Two humorous readings by Mrs. Bruce Barnes and an accordion solo by Shirley Beecher followed. Gifts were opened with assistance from Mrs. Fred Sorensen and Lois Lepley. sister Mrs. Lynne Hurst supervised the gifts book. Hostesses included many named community members. Refreshments served from a lace table with Fleximias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Jaspers
Mary Sawtcell
Union
Dale Johnson
Phyllis Bryant
Shirley Beecher
Lynn Beecher
Ralph Beecher
Marilyn Dickenson
Joan Thomas
Bruce Barnes
Fred Sorensen
Lois Lepley
Lynne Hurst
Mesdames
K. S. Wooten
Esther Williams
Bruce Hadley
Clyde Marshall
Paul Gienney
Maynard Cobb
K. H. Weaver
F. &. Schuler
LaMont Moore
Davis Brown
Kathryn Packer
Howard Vernon
Errol Dillon
Herman Jelsma
Ray Wirth
Grellet Dillon
Fleximias
Wayne Sawtell
Karnie Kuper
Royal Neighbors Meet at Miss Leota Hardy Home
Royal Neighbors gathered Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Leota Hardy. Seven members attended the business meeting followed by a social hour. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting is set for April 4 with Mrs. Harry Lockwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Leota Hardy
Harry Lockwood
Birthday Dinner Honoring Mrs Daleske Jr at Berrier's Cafe
Wm. Daleske Jr of Steamboat Rock hosted a Saturday seven o'clock birthday dinner at Berrier's cafe honoring his wife Mrs Daleske Jr. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Ray Allison and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Daleske, Jr
Steamboat Rock
Berrier's Cafe
Mrs
Daleske, Jr
Kenneth Kramer
Ray Allison
Harry Blosch
Miss Helen Carter Hosts Beta Sigma Phi Meeting
Miss Helen Carter acted as hostess Tuesday evening for the regular Beta Sigma Phi gathering. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Carter
Beta Sigma Phi
Needlecraft Club Has Potluck Dinner
The Needlecraft club met Friday for a potluck dinner at Mrs. Ruth Lewis home. Fourteen members attended. After the business meeting the group worked on needle work and visited. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Anna Dornspach on March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Club
Ruth Lewis
Anna Dornspach
Burkes Attend Golden Wedding in Gladbrook
Dr. E. W. Burke and family plan to attend the golden wedding of his parents Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Burke in Gladbrook on Wednesday March 12. A noon dinner and afternoon reception at the Gladbrook Methodist Church will honor the couple who were born in Gladbrook and have lived there all their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Burke
Gladbrook
Mrs Way Hosts Dessert Bridge With Prize Winners
Mrs C F Way entertained her bridge group on Tuesday at two o clock dessert bridge. Cards were played at two tables with high prize going to Mrs Beecher Crosley and second high to Mrs L L Scott. Mrs Martin Blackman and daughters Janet and Kathryn left Thursday for Washington DC where they will join Mr Blackmum who has been there since the first of the year trying to find housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Way
Martin Blackman
Janet
Kathryn
Washington, D. C
Blackmum
Tryig
Legion Auxiliary Contributes to USO and Raises Dues
The American Legion Auxiliary met with 33 members in Eldora. Dues increase from 2.00 to 3.00 starting 1953 and a 10.00 pledge to the USO was approved. Girl Scout Troop 8 presented a flag ceremony with readings and prayers. Parents of soldiers in Korea urged to update addresses. County meeting set for Eldora on March 13 with AIA singers and a post‑meeting dance and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Club
R. C. Rogers
Joan Kramer
Donna Barr
Linda Bekemeier
Julie Myers
Celia Perkins
Korea
Grace Rutherford
F. R. Price
Lulu Schaa
Emma Willig
Grace Protheroe
Venessa
Girl Scouts Plan 40th Anniversary
The Girl Scout executive board met in the Scout room to plan activities for Scout Week and the 40th anniversary. Troop VII sold all its peanuts, Troop IX plans a bake sale, and a Juliette Low party is set for March 17 at the high school gym. Meetings and trainings are scheduled across March and April in Eldora and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Troop VII
J. A. Bekemeier
Rotary
Juliette Low
R. R. Bateson
Kiwanis
Kit Hammett
Marshalltown
Kirby Webster
J. A. “Sekemeier
Excelsior Springs
Wesley Emmert
Eldora Board
Residents and visitors at Rainsbarger convalescent home
The Iowa Falls area convalescent home sees a stream of visitors and new patients. Margaret Cable and Nancy Taylor are among the new patients, with frequent visits from relatives in Eldora Town Falls Alden Conrad Cedar Falls and Union noted alongside patient improvements and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cable
Eldora
Rainsbarger Convalescent Home
Local Club Meetings From March 11 to 14
March 11 events include Young Mothers Club Mrs Dale Scare B W Mothers Club Mrs John Butler San Souci Club Mrs Lillian Putman Leonard Mason 8 PM March 12 St Mary's Altar and Rosary United Circle Baptist Church Dessert luncheon 1 30 meeting follows W S C 8 Luncheon 1 15 Delta Decka Card Club Mrs Bud Svendson Congregational Women's Fellowship church 2 30 March 13 The Young Homemakers Club Cemetery Society Mrs Werner Tresemer Blue Star Mothers American Home II Mrs Curtis Harmon St Anne's Study Club Mrs Clyde Walton Legion and Auxiliary County meeting March 14 w c T Mrs Geo Shafer First Aid G e v s study hall junior high school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Mothers Club
Dale Scare
B. W. Mothers Club
John Butler
San Souci Club
Lillian Putman
Leonard Mason
St. Mary's
United Circle
Baptist Church
W. S.C
Delta Decka Card Club
Bud Svendson
Congregational Women's Fellowship
The
Young Homemakers Club
Cemetery Society
Werner Tresemer
Blue Star Mothers
American Home II
Curtis Harmon
St. Anne's Study Club
Clyde Walton
Legion and Auxiliary County Meeting
W.c. T
Geo. Shafer
Hospital Notes Patients List Names and Homes
Hospital notes list patient names including Eldora Mrs Abby Smith James L Cameron Mrs Harry Clary Mrs Nelle Starr John A Page Dale A Shadle Mrs Ivan Huen Alden Mrs Fred Peter son Williams Mrs Ida Barr Whitten Abertus S Haxton Hubbard Mrs Howard Sisenim State Center Charles W Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Abby Smith
James L. Cameron
Harry Clary
Nelle Starr
John A. Page
Dale A. Shadle
Ivan Huen
Alden
Fred Peterson
Williams
Ida Barr
Whitten
Abertus S. Haxton
Hubbard
Howard Sisenim
State Center
Charles W. Green
Births in Zearing Eldora and Liscomb this week
Birth notices report a girl born to Mrs Adrian Conrad in Zearing and a girl born to Mrs Le roy Gourly in Eldora on March 7. The rest home concerns include improvements at Hixson Rest Haven and patient updates for Mrs Clapsaddle, Mrs Tresemer, Mrs Clinker, and Fred Bump with relatives visiting from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zearing
Adrian Conrad
Eldora
Leroy Gourly
Clyde Hixson
Hixson
Clapsaddle
Liscomb
Roy Elliott
Dale Elliott
Ann Ziesman
Emma Harris
Tillie Tresemer
Grace Clinker
Arden
Lena Tschopp
Fred Bump
Clarence Bump
Tom Bump
Sumner
Irene Upchurch
Cole
Birthday Dinner Well Attended Church event draws guests
The Church of Christ observed its annual birthday dinner on Friday evening February 29. About 140 people attended, including out-of-town guests from Liscomb Hampton Mason City and Minnesota. Twelve month tables with seasonal cakes lined the main auditorium where Rev. Jas R. McMarrow led a program featuring music and numbers from the Ottumwa Bible School quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Toy
Liscomb
Hamnton
Riggert
Mason City
Minnesota
Jas. R. McMarrow
Ottumwa Bible School
Amet Mint
Rev J Zimmerman Leads Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting
Rev J Zimmerman led a discussion on Answering the World-Wide Call at the Lutheran Ladies Aid meeting held Thursday afternoon. Fifty-one members and three guests attended. Plans were made to start a Birthday Club and to donate curtains for the Home for the Aged at Vinton, stitching by members. Refreshments were served by Mrs Leo Stein and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Zimmerman
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Clu
Glo Neo
Cie S
Vinton
Keatesses
Leo Stein
Ray Teske
Clar- Steinfeldt
Alfred
Herb Steinfeldt
sHett
Walter
Eastern Star Holds Monthly Meeting Led by Mrs Essig
Mrs Tresa Essig Worthy Matron presided at the Eastern Stars regular meeting on Wednesday evening. Affiliated with OC E S 158 Ascension Chapter were Mrs Hazel Dunn and Miss Helen Dunn. Refreshments were served after the session by committee members Mrs C J Piper Mrs Edith Mohr Mr and Mrs Beecher Crosley and Mr and Mrs L L Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresa Essig
Eastern Stars
Hazel Dunn
Helen Dunn
Ascension
C. J. Piper
Edith Mohr
Beecher Crosley
L. L. Scott
Providence News Roundup and Local Club Activities
Local residents report travels and hospital updates. FFA basketball results feature Eldora’s 33 to 27 win over New Providence. Community groups discuss upcoming events including Literature History and Travel club, Civic Club Sports Banquet, and Iowa Falls Men’s Chorus concert. High School honor rolls announced along with Junior High library trip details.
Funeral Attendance Reveals Wide North Iowa Reach
Out of town mourners traveled to Eldora for Polley funeral with guests from Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota. The reports list Harolds Graber Turtle Lake Win Johnson Amery Californians and many Iowa residents alongside extensive local visits and follow up trips after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polley
Harold Graber
Turtle Lake
Wis
Win Johnson
Amery
James Farmer
Sacramento
Calif
Louis Halwey
LeMars
Iowa
Otto Rowenhorst
Sheldon
Neal Moss
Hull
Jake Zwagerman
Hospers
Henry Scholten
Boyden
Harry Halwey
Merrill
J. D. Knutson
Hadley
Minn
Walt Reinert
Herbert Daleske
Lorenz
Iowa Falls
Earl Hutchens
Hampton
C. W. Polley
Wilma
Doris
Martin Kruse
Steamboat Rock
John Eller
Hubbard
Ed Granzow
Doughty
Clifford Trickey
Eldora Library notes and local political caucus addenda
A reader guide outlines library operations with card catalogs in the children's room and Dewey-based shelves for non fiction while fiction follows author surname order. It mentions a clipping file in the adult fiction area and encyclopedias on tables and shelves. Also reports high school cheerleaders travel to Des Moines for a state tournament and several local moves and a Republican caucus naming delegates for a convenis in Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Pouple
Shari Rogers
Karen
New Providence
Des Moines
Jean Valjean
Roy Gaunt
Gary Foltz
Local Notes From Eldora and Nearby
Mrs Stella Ward returned from a several days visit near Conrad in the home of Mr and Mrs Clinton Crister. C F Way attended the District meeting of Chevrolet dealers in Fort Dodge with an after noon session following lunch. Mrs Ralph Doty of Hawarden visits with her daughter Mrs Robt George a first grade teacher in Eldora schools. Mrs Max Doss started work last week in the Social Welfare Office, formerly Barbara Ware. Mrs Don Schaal has accepted a secretary post in Marshalltown for Clifton Store Manager and began last week. Sgt and Mrs Donald Persons and daughter from Corydon Ky arrived for a week's visit at Mrs Persons' mother Mrs Harold Persons. Mr and Mrs Howard Hauger of Whitten spent Thursday evening with Mrs Winifred Putman. N J Johnson of Bottineau ND and Alfred Johnson of Northwood spent several days in Eldora with Wesley Willig. Alfred returned home Wednesday. N J Johnson stayed to visit his daughter. Lt W A Fawley stationed at Bangor Me came for a few days with Mrs Fowles and child in the Short home, then left for Waco Texas for two months on a special assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood White
Adena
Ohio
Louise Whithead Kirk
Fannie Hadley
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Nebraska
Ann Hall
Maggie Coffman
Ansley
J. C. Clingerman
Coff
I. F. Men’s Chorus
Iowa Falls
Honey Creek
Russell Reece
Guilford Street
Oska- Joosa
Mew
Providence
School News High School
Beverly Beach
Zatty Bogue
Peggy Bogue
Lyle Broez
Caralyn Copeland
Vernon Hackett
Wyle Mathews
Ralph Mikkelson
Jean Mitchell
Janet Bradley
Roberta Jaust
Lois Mitchell
Robert Moon
Marilyn Runyan
June Shaver
Margaret Speas
Marilyn Speas
Margaret White
Marilyn Williams
Georgia Hoyt
Nadine Nassen
Keith Reece
Tom Campbell
Roy Gaunt
Edgar Perry
Sharn Rogers
Betty Runyan
Don Shaver
Anne Wooten
Karen Wooten
Eldora Library
Stella Ward
Conrad
Clinton Crister
C. F. Way
Ft. Dodge
Ralph Doty
Hawarden
Robt. George
Eldora
Max Doss
Social Welfare Office
Doss
Barbara Ware
Don Schaa
Marshalltown
Clifton
Donald Persons
Corydon
Person
Harold Persons
Howard Hauger
Whitten
Winifred Putman
N. J. Johnson
Bottineau
N. D
Alfred Johnson
Northwood
Wesley Willig
W. A. Fawley
Bangor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burkes
Golden
Jodee Kramer
Joe Kramer
Jodee
Mederz Fashion Shop
Legion Auxiliary
USO
Girl Scouts
Rainsbarger Home
Nancy Taylor
Town Falls
John Hartman
Ina Otterbough
Kenneth Mueller
Carrol
Mabel Mueller
Ray Mueller
Robt. Johnson
Mueller
Albert White
Lerm W. Johnson
Marion and
Lewis Phillips of
Geo. Phillips
Cretin
Cyrus Madura Hank
Stewinleat
Gertrune Wipper
Agnes Glaze
Theo TD Neui
Cedar Falls
Glaze
Lea Mastetter
Jessie
Wilto
Nina Madole
M. H. Field
A. C. Otterbaugh
F. H. Butate
Herald-Index
Hixson Rest Haven
Eastern Star
Tonite & Wed
Lone Wolves
Lone Star State
Texas
Texas Rangers
Edward Shaul
George Montgomery
Gale
Brome Courtland
Nan Beery
Leanard Small
JH Trciord
Thurs
Fri
Rudolph Valentino
Story
Rudolph
Valenting
Columbla Pictures Presents
I Edward Small Rutin Fleanor Parker Anthony Nevted
Ross G. Reece
J. W. Young
Cedar Rapids
Sanford Drive
John King
Bill Perkel
Fairbault
Paul Davison
Ames
Jes. Smith
Smith
Delores Dickinson
Waterloo
Geo. Dickinson
Bill Vigars
Clell Kurtz
St. Anthony
Glenn Kurtz
Jon Hall
Redskins
Sun
Mon
Martin & Lewis
NAVY
the Navy
Wat Presents
Hal Walker
James SN Rackin
Jeanne Crain
Thelma Ritter
New Mexico
Alan Ladd
Red Mountain
Eileen
Ocean Drive
Lone Star
Belle OF
New York
Setar Mote
L—Eldora Herald-Ledger
Gorham
America
P.S
Staque Manke
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